Comedian Rips into MSNBC; Calls Sharpton ‘Pig,’ ‘A**hole’

Jim Norton, on HuffPostLive, attacks liberal hypocrisy on race and political correctness.

By

Sean Long

November 19, 2013 - 5:37pm

Comedians
often aim their jokes at conservatives, but not this time. Comedian Jim Norton attacked
Al Sharpton, host of MSNBC’s “Politics Nation,” and his network for
hypocritically promoting racial and homophobic vitriol.

Norton
criticized Sharpton and MSNBC while on Nov. 19’s HuffPostLive. He claimed that
MSNBC exhibits a double standard where they accept certain offensive behavior
by individuals such as Sharpton, but censor contributors like Alec Baldwin. He
also attributed a similar hypocrisy to Hollywood’s
conception of political correctness.

Norton, known for his popular radio show
"Opie & Anthony," get slamming Sharpton, saying he’s “been an
absolute pig for many years, and he gets away with it because everyone’s afraid
just to tell him exactly what a complete a**hole he is.”

When
asked about MSNBC host’s Alec Baldwin’s
recent homophobic remarks[1], Norton said that he had “no problem with Alec
Baldwin.” Instead, his problem is “with MSNBC and they mete out punishment
arbitrarily.” He criticized MSNBC for punishing Baldwin,
while ignoring the “jackass” Al Sharpton. MSNBC’s recent blind eye
towards Martin Bashir[2]
is certainly an example of this double standard.

He
elaborated on his criticism of Sharpton, saying “no one has said worse things
publicly than Al Sharpton.” He specifically cited Sharpton’s
comments[3]
about “white interlopers” in 2000 and “Greek homos” in 1994. Norton also
brought up the incident where Sharpton lied
while promoting[4]
Tawana Brawley’s rape allegations in 1987.

Norton
did not stop at insulting MSNBC, instead continuing to attack what he called
“language police” for attempting to enforce a double standard of political
correctness.

According
to Norton, liberals consistently impose a politically correct standard on
everyone besides Hollywood actors: “Why is it OK for actors to use any language
in any context they want?” He elaborated, saying “[liberals say] don’t say the
n-word, that’s terrible, but if an actor screams that, it’s perfectly
acceptable.”

Norton
is no rabid conservative. During the same segment, he attacked social
conservatives who oppose gay marriage as “kind of sh*t.”

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